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Sunday, 17 March 2013

Recipe- Lemon Meringue Bakes

Now I have made these a few times and they are delicious! I have to mention that they taste like lemon meringue but these bakes do not have the actual meringue on top. They are so yummy! I actually was impressed with my baking skills, I mean the recipe that I made them as a mothers day gift.

Here was my mum's gift and she loved it!

So do you want to know the recipe???

This is what you need...

150g Plain Flour

90g of Unsalted Butter ( chilled and diced )

50g Icing Sugar

For the Topping you will need

2 eggs

175g Caster Sugar

Finely grated rind and Juice of 1 Large Lemon

15ml Plain Flour

2.5 ml Bicarbonate of soda

Icing Sugar for Dusting

Preheat Oven at 180 degrees

Line the base of cake tin and lightly greased tin

Add the Flour, Butter and Icing Sugar and make into a dough

Press the dough down into the cake tray-NOTE- Put this in the oven for approx 12-15minutes until golden

Break the eggs into a bowl and and whisk until fluffy

Add the caster sugar very slowly and whisk

Grate and use a lemon juicer

Add the flour and Bicarbonate of soda

Add the lemon rind and juice and whisk until mixed

Pour over the cooked pastry and cook for 25 minutes until set and golden

Try and let it cool a bit then dust with icing sugar then ENJOY!!!

This Recipe is from The Cookie and Biscuit Bible by Catherine Atkinson- Its called Luscious Lemon Bars but I Changed the name as they taste like Lemon Meringue